2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K86.1

Other chronic pancreatitis

K86.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM K86.1 became effective on October 1, 2017.

This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K86.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 K86.1 may differ.

Applicable To

Chronic pancreatitis NOS

Infectious chronic pancreatitis

Recurrent chronic pancreatitis

Relapsing chronic pancreatitis

Code Also

Code Also Help

A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.

A chronic inflammatory process causing damage and fibrosis of the pancreatic parenchyma. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, malabsorption and diabetes mellitus.

Inflammation of the pancreas that is characterized by recurring or persistent abdominal pain with or without steatorrhea or diabetes mellitus. It is characterized by the irregular destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma which may be focal, segmental, or diffuse.